He’s got a license to kill their economy.
Officials in Mexico City are claiming that the crew shooting the new James Bond movie is costing the city some $24 million by shutting down streets and shopping malls, bleeding local business owners dry.
The 24th installment of the spy thriller, titled “Spectre,” is filming a blockbuster opening sequence in Mexico’s capital involving 1,500 extras in spooky Day of the Dead costumes and a pulse-pounding helicopter duel, The Guardian reports.
Producers sought to offset any loss of profits by paying businesses up to $130 a day, but local officials say the sum is not enough because the filming lasted several days.
“The closure of streets and pedestrian malls (in the town) is directly and indirectly affecting more than 6,627 businesses,” the local chamber of commerce said.
Other scenes in the new film have already been shot in Italy and the Austrian Alps.
The news comes days after a report said a group of 007 stuntmen went on a drunken rampage during a private flight to Mexico, terrorizing flight crew members by urinating and vomiting in the aisles, smoking cigarettes and tampering with the cabin, The Guardian reported.
The Daily News reached out to a rep for Sony, the movie’s distributor, for comment.
